Comparison

DraftPlanar vs PlanMeasure

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DraftPlanar

View and annotate large PDF documents offline on your Apple devices. Compare multiple plans side-by-side, measure dimensions, and mark up drawings with precision tools. Ideal for professionals and anyone working with complex documents.

Highlights
  • Offline PDF viewing
  • Side-by-side document comparison
  • Precision measurement tool
  • Apple Pencil annotation
  • Text search and OCR
  • Layer control
  • Paste reference images
Features
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DraftPlanar is a hardware-accelerated PDF viewer and markup tool for iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Open large documents — blueprints, floor plans, technical drawings, or any PDF — and view them side by side on an infinite canvas with 60 FPS Metal-native performance. Unlike single-page PDF readers, DraftPlanar lets you lay out multiple documents at once. Place a floor plan next to a section detail. Compare two versions of a drawing. Pin reference images alongside your specs. Work the way professionals do — with everything visible, not buried in tabs. WHAT YOU CAN DO • View & Navigate Large PDFs Open 500+ page documents and zoom in at 60 FPS. Our Metal-native rendering pipeline keeps massive PDFs razor-sharp at any scale. Smooth panning and pinch-to-zoom, optimized for Apple Pencil and trackpad. • Measure & Dimension Calibrate your drawings to real-world scale. The Precision Measure tool snaps to path vertices, midpoints, and edges in the PDF's vector geometry — accurate to the line. • Annotate with Apple Pencil Draw, sketch, and redline with a GPU-accelerated pen tool that produces smooth, variable-width strokes. Non-destructive layers keep your annotations separate from the original document. Includes shapes, lasso selection, and a precision eraser. • Pin Notes & Bookmark Viewports Place visual Pins with rich notes, screenshots, or images directly on document coordinates. Save precise viewports to instantly teleport between distant sections of a large blueprint — perfect for construction punchlists and reading notes. • Search Text with Fuzzy Matching Find details instantly across hundreds of plans. DraftPlanar's spatial OCR engine reconstructs text layout from raw characters and scanned documents, then runs lightning-fast fuzzy searches — locate labels, dimensions, or notes even with partial matches. • Compare Document Versions Place two revisions side by side and spot differences. Perfect for reviewing plan updates, spec changes, or contractor submissions. • Control PDF Layers (OCG) Toggle individual layers in complex PDFs — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or structural overlays. Filter and search layer names (supports regex) to isolate exactly what you need. • Import Markdown & Structured Content Drop Markdown files, Mermaid diagrams, Graphviz graphs, images, SVGs, or HTML onto your canvas. Everything renders as crisp, interactive vector objects automatically. FREE TO USE DraftPlanar's viewer is completely free — unlimited PDF, Markdown, and canvas imports with full 60 FPS hardware-accelerated rendering. No limits, no watermarks. Start viewing immediately. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS Architects, engineers, contractors, and project managers trust DraftPlanar for on-site plan review, takeoff measurements, and specification markup. But the app works just as well for anyone who needs a powerful PDF viewer — students, researchers, designers, or anyone working with large documents. 100% PRIVATE & OFFLINE - All processing happens on your device. No cloud uploads. No tracking. - Works without Wi-Fi or internet — perfect for job sites and travel. - No account required. Download and start working immediately. DraftPlanar Pro unlocks the full annotation toolkit (Pen, Shapes, Lasso, Custom Pins), Precision Measurement & Scale Calibration, Version Compare, Spatial OCR & Fuzzy Search, PDF Layer Toggling, Viewport Bookmarks, and Exporting. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • DraftPlanar Pro Annual — auto-renewable, 1 year • DraftPlanar Pro 3-Month Pass — non-renewing, 3 months • Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Account Settings Terms of Use: https://www.draftplanar.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.draftplanar.com/privacy

About

PlanMeasure

Features
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Turn any floor plan, blueprint, site map, or aerial photo into a precision measuring tool. Import a plan from Files, Photos, or directly from Apple Maps, set the scale with two taps on a known reference, and then measure every distance, area, and angle without leaving your iPad or iPhone. CALIBRATE ONCE, MEASURE FOREVER PlanMeasure works on any image. Drop in a PDF blueprint, a photo of a printed plan, or pull a satellite view straight from the map. Tap two points on a known reference (a door, a parking space, a property edge), enter the real-world length, and every following measurement is calibrated to the same scale. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MEASURE • Ruler — tap two points, see the distance instantly with unit-correct labels • Polyline — measure complex paths and chained distances point by point • Area — trace a polygon, get the total area with Shoelace-formula precision • Angle — tap three points to measure any angle, with live arc preview • Protractor — drop a draggable, rotatable protractor anywhere on the plan • Apple Pencil ruler — draw straight lines along the native iOS ruler ANNOTATE WITHOUT LEAVING THE PLAN Add lines, rectangles, ellipses, freehand sketches, and industry-standard symbols (furniture, machinery, solar arrays) directly on your plan. Organize them in layers — show, hide, or fade individual layers as needed. The wipe-eraser carves through anything (drawings, symbols, measurements) with clean masking, not destructive deletes. BUILT FOR REAL WORK PlanMeasure is the tool architects, builders, solar installers, surveyors, landscapers, and real estate professionals use on site: • Quick wall-to-wall checks during a survey • Solar panel area calculations on satellite imagery • Square footage estimates for offers and quotes • Site distance planning for landscaping • Furniture placement on existing floor plans EXPORT & SHARE Export your annotated plan as PDF or PNG with a clean footer showing scale, date, and project name. Send it via Mail, Files, AirDrop — or feed it into your usual workflow. PRIVACY FIRST Your projects stay on your device by default. iCloud sync is opt-in during onboarding — you decide whether your plans live only on this iPad/iPhone or sync between your devices via your private iCloud account. No analytics, no third-party tracking, no servers in the middle. FREE TIER Start for free with up to 3 projects. Unlock unlimited projects, PDF and PNG export, and all advanced annotation features with PlanMeasure Pro (subscription, cancel anytime). WHAT'S INCLUDED • Multi-project organization with search • Unlimited measurement annotations per project • Layer-based annotation stack • Undo / redo everywhere • Units: meters, centimeters, millimeters, feet, inches, yards, miles • Universal iPad + iPhone, designed for Apple Pencil and finger input • Optional iCloud sync (no third-party cloud) • Localized: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Danish Privacy Policy: https://planmeasure.nordicdatahub.de/en/privacy-app.html Terms of Use: https://planmeasure.nordicdatahub.de/en/terms.html LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DraftPlanar4 screens
PlanMeasure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DraftPlanar at weekly against PlanMeasure's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DraftPlanar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and PlanMeasure sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DraftPlanar ships an update weekly, PlanMeasure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
DraftPlanar versus PlanMeasure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraftPlanarPlanMeasure
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDraft Planar LLCNiklaus Olsen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DraftPlanar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$179.991 Year
One-time1
  • 3-Month Project Pass$49.99
1 purchases

PlanMeasure

Subscriptions1
  • PlanMeasure Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is DraftPlanar free?
DraftPlanar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlanMeasure free?
PlanMeasure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DraftPlanar or PlanMeasure have ads?
Neither DraftPlanar nor PlanMeasure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DraftPlanar or PlanMeasure?
DraftPlanar ships an update weekly, and PlanMeasure every 2 months. Most recently, DraftPlanar was updated on September 26, 2026 and PlanMeasure on September 16, 2026.

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